CAMELOT FANTASIES

Lady TT, that's an interesting article regarding Nadal's assistant coach Roig.

Most interesting to me were his words:

"When it was time to compete, Rafael didn't do as he had done in the past 10 years. I think it is normal for that to happen considering how long Rafael has been on the top of his game. "  

So what does that mean?  What didn't he do?

But anyway, it looks like Roig hopes these times have passed.

Respectfully,
masterclass

rafa tennis academy is now open.



this man wants out of the sport.



that is what I am seeing until I see a significant improvement in his fitness.


he is horribly unfit now and greatly risks a career ending injury if he doesn't start putting in the work on the fitness front.


tony keeps saying that the problem is lack of consistency but we know that. it is not rocket science.


he was once the greatest baseliner on the planet who owned winning records against all of the top 30 players.


his ground game is now about 20% of what it used to be.


he has a mountain to climb now and quite frankly this mountain keeps getting taller and taller.


do not expect any miracles in montreal and cincy. heat and humidity is also quite significant.


I am expecting early losses in both events and I would take that.

at least he escapes without any injuries.


all I am hoping for is a healthy, fit, driven rafa for 2016.

for the record nobody asked anybody to leave Camelot

 quinnqueens delete her account.


our gates are open. they can always return.

we went out of our way to create threads and hundreds of images for them.

we did everything possible to welcome them and to accommodate them


I feel that Camelot is in a better place now. we are stronger than ever with a bright future.



we are a tiny family but we stand together and we are forever united.

and we have our Camelot. nobody can ever take it away from us. long live Camelot.


we are Camelot.



we make happiness.

Quote from: masterclass on August 09, 2015, 04:29:00 am

Lady TT, that's an interesting article regarding Nadal's assistant coach Roig.

Most interesting to me were his words:

"When it was time to compete, Rafael didn't do as he had done in the past 10 years. I think it is normal for that to happen considering how long Rafael has been on the top of his game. "  

So what does that mean?  What didn't he do?

But anyway, it looks like Roig hopes these times have passed.

Respectfully,
masterclass

rafa tennis academy is now open.



this man wants out of the sport.



that is what I am seeing until I see a significant improvement in his fitness.


he is horribly unfit now and greatly risks a career ending injury if he doesn't start putting in the work on the fitness front.


tony keeps saying that the problem is lack of consistency but we know that. it is not rocket science.


he was once the greatest baseliner on the planet who owned winning records against all of the top 30 players.


his ground game is now about 20% of what it used to be.


he has a mountain to climb now and quite frankly this mountain keeps getting taller and taller.


do not expect any miracles in montreal and cincy. heat and humidity is also quite significant.


I am expecting early losses in both events and I would take that.

at least he escapes without any injuries.


all I am hoping for is a healthy, fit, driven rafa for 2016.

That has been evident since the 2015 season began. He's not into it. I think he's ready to begin life after tennis. He seems very excited about his foundation, probably wants to get married and have children, and ride off in the sunset.

That's what I see.

live scores so far:


http://www.livescore.in/tennis/

Rafa's level of play wasn't that good. He'll be out in the next couple of rounds, but what is encouraging is that he was engaged. But losing serve twice when serving for the set and match in a not-so-competitive match? Maybe there was a little improvement but the players ranked in the 40's will run him ragged.  He's going to have to train hard for the 2016 season if he wants to have a chance. The ? is, does he want it enough to do that?

Quote from: thetruth on August 13, 2015, 05:23:56 am

Rafa's level of play wasn't that good. He'll be out in the next couple of rounds, but what is encouraging is that he was engaged. But losing serve twice when serving for the set and match in a not-so-competitive match? Maybe there was a little improvement but the players ranked in the 40's will run him ragged.  He's going to have to train hard for the 2016 season if he wants to have a chance. The ? is, does he want it enough to do that?

agreed.

I remain worried.



my biggest worry is that he is going to get hurt and that will be the end.


I don't know why he is doing this. this is not rocket science.


he cant beat these guys with his current game and his remedial fitness.



I don't know why he cant train 7-8 hours a day. you break that into 2 long workouts.



what is the point in losing to these unknown players when he owned winning records against all of the top 30 players.



why go to battle unprepared.

It's so baffling in one way, but then again, it kind of backs up what he's been saying all along. I don't remember Rafa making claims that he wanted to be the greatest or even play after a certain point. I think he was satisfied with where he was and grateful to have gotten there, but the thought of chasing status never seemed to be a priority for him. That's what you need if you want to scale new heights. There's been many times that he's said that he wasn't trying to catch Federer and I think he meant it. He was playing for himself, not the history books.

In that sense he's already accomplished more than he ever dreamed of. Nothing about his background suggests that he would have the same ardor as other top players. As soon as a big tournament is over he heads straight back to Mallorca to relax with family and friends and work on his foundation.

He reminds me of Lleyton Hewitt so much. They both play for the love of the game and being competitive, not the love of external things. That's why they can accept losses so easily and continue to suit up. I think Rafa will play until he no longer enjoys it, but it will be for his reasons and no one else.

If he was concerned about staying the best, becoming the major leader he would make changes. That's what you do when you're focused on a particular goal. He would hire a world class physio, train in eight hour blocks, and fix the problems he has in his game. Right now I think he's only playing for the fans who clamor to see him on court and he doesn't want to disappoint them, but as for his own goals, he's satisfied with what he has done.

If it wasn't for the fans, I think he'd quit and go live his life.

It's hard to explain, but I understand it. I find it vulgar to chase about status. I don't feel that I need to prove anything to anyone and the thought of proving others wrong means nothing to me. When I was in karate my sensei wanted to make me his star pupil because I was a natural. But those were his dreams not mine and I felt no obligation to fulfill his desires. I didn't need to be a champion I was doing karate for myself. To strengthen my body and mind and push myself to its limits. I walked away when something else took my interest away. My sensei kept trying to get me to come back, but I had accomplished my goals and was done. The trophies that were gathering dust in my basement were put out in the trash, but what I'd done was inside of me.

A good example of Rafa's mindset was the AO 2009. After that grueling SF with Verdasco he was beat and wasn't going to play the final. If it hadn't been for Uncle Toni he wouldn't have competed at all. It was his relentless will to win at that time that got him through. Also, when he was beating Novak and Andy at a good clip, he always respected their talent. He never thought he was "better" than them but thought they were very worthy opponents. Many people don't understand that. They say, "he can't be that humble and be that good" but the opposite is true. No matter how good you are, the strength is in knowing both your strengths and weaknesses. To pretend that you have no weaknesses is foolish. And talking "confident" means nothing. If people are silly enough to buy into that, that's on them. Saying I'm not playing well is the truth, period. What's the point of saying otherwise? The thing about the fake it tll you make it, is BS to me. The problem with that attitude is that it's fake, how is that good? I don't think you need to assure people that you've still got it speaks to a need for validation. If I'm playing bad, I'm playing bad. Why would I have to need to convince others?

Rafa will ultimately decide whether he wants to go on and records, status, and history in the game will not be a priority for him. He will be satisfied with what he accomplished. Will he regret it later? He might, but if given the same choice I think he'd opt for the same decision.

Everyone is unique and no one is held to anyone else's standards. That's what so many people don't seem to understand. The only person you should ever choose to prove anything to is yourself, everything else is incidental.

That is a great post lady TT.


I will reply when I get home.